Why did you do it?
Why on earth?
I did it
for the throne.
What?
Did you just say you did it for the throne?
People's hearts are like the deities' hearts.
How can you keep your throne if you disregard them?
If you punish him without investigating...
the reasons behind it,
our people will abandon you.
Are you trying to teach me?
Mencius said it is a duty for King's subjects...
to make sure he does not make...
any mistakes during his reign.
I get it.
I wondered why you were so impudent.
It is because you read that odd man's book.
You dared to speak up to me because you thought...
you could change the King when he is wrong.
A subject's duty?
You are using Mencius as an excuse...
to become the King in my place.
Your Majesty, how can I...
You may think as you please.
You will not hear anything I say anyway.
How could I change the way you think?
I guess you truly...
wish to die.
You are the King of this nation.
You can do whatever you wish.
What are you all doing?
Imprison him immediately.
Prince Jin Seong is imprisoned right now.
His punishment will be decided in a few days.
The Prince is also imprisoned?
Will he be flogged too?
No matter what he has done,
he is still the Prince.
He is the King's brother.
He did something...
he should never do as the King's brother.
He challenged the King's authority.
He will be punished for disregarding authority,
which is as severe of a crime as treason.
I doubt that.
I am sure the King will save him.
He will help the Prince.
If the King takes Prince Jin Seong's side...
just because he is his brother,
his authority will be questioned.
Other Royal Family members will grow in power.
Some will rise up for treason...
with Prince Jin Seong as their head.
Therefore, the King will...
cut off Prince Jin Seong.
That is the King's place...
and the weight of the throne.
(Queen for Seven Days)
You may think as you please.
You will not hear anything I say anyway.
How could I change the way you think?
I guess you truly...
wish to die.
Why did you do that?
Mother.
Stop saying nonsense about how...
an innocent man is doomed to die.
What is the reason you have gone so far?
I...
am not sure.
I do not remember much.
The next thing I know, I was here.
I only had one thing on my mind.
If I ran away without doing anything about this,
I would never be able to face my friends again.
I would be too embarrassed...
to live confidently.
The least I can do is be responsible...
for something I have done.
Your friends?
That petty man's son and Shin Su Geun's daughter?
Mother.
I see. This is because...
you wanted to impress your wife-to-be,
so you acted impulsively.
That is all you young people care about.
How did you lose the scribe?
You used too big of a bait...
to trap the Prince.
With the Prince gone,
it would not matter if the scribe brought the letter,
or even if the late King was brought back to life.
It is all useless.
For your plan to succeed,
we must...
take this opportunity to kill Prince Jin Seong.
Did you find a way to do that?
Yes.
I will...
ask the King to spare the Prince.
I will tell about this to the court ladies, eunuchs,
other servants, and the ladies who serve the palace.
Of course, the Queen Dowager will make the first move.
- Your Majesty, I beg you. - Your Majesty, I beg you.
The King will think everyone is supporting the Prince.
Are all of these letters...
asking me to have mercy on Yeok?
In the end,
he will want to kill him.
I want to add another person to the plan.
Shin Su Geun's daughter.
We should cut off the Chief Royal Secretary's power.
I will do as you say.
I must end this.
And earn you time to get away.
How?
My own way.
He did something...
he should never do as the King's brother.
He will be punished for disregarding authority,
which is as severe of a crime as treason.
Father, I am sorry.
I understand everything you say in my head,
but my heart says I cannot do that.
What is your business?
I am from the Chief Royal Secretary's household.
I am the daughter of the Chief Royal Secretary,
Shin Su Geun,
and I am the niece of the Queen.
Did you say you were Chief Royal Secretary's daughter?
Yes. I need to see the Queen urgently.
Notify Lady Jang.
Since when has she gone missing?
She must have left as soon as dawn broke.
No, Chae Gyung.
Please do not make a rash move.
- I beg your kindness. - I beg your kindness.
- Your Majesty. - Your Majesty.
- I beg your kindness. - I beg your kindness.
- Your Majesty. - Your Majesty.
- I beg your kindness. - I beg your kindness.
It has been three days already, Your Majesty.
- Your Majesty. - Your Majesty.
- I beg your kindness. - I beg your kindness.
Goodness. Your Majesty!
Who are you?
I asked you who you were!
Your Majesty.
I believe I know her.
Your Majesty.
Your Majesty?
Warrior!
We meet again.
That means...
Yes, I am.
You are... Warrior, you are actually...
the King.
Are you the King, Your Majesty?
Yes. What brings you...
Your Majesty.
Your Majesty, please...
Please forgive the Prince.
Your Highness.
Chief Royal Secretary.
I heard...
you did this with my daughter.
Is this true?
So you are Yeok's friend?
Could you...
please forgive him?
Do you...
think all this is because I do not forgive him?
No, I do not...
Then,
do you think this is a trivial matter...
that could end with my forgiveness?
No, Your Majesty.
Then,
do you have anything else to say?
Your Majesty,
you also wish to be in good terms with your brother.
That night, you went swimming in the cold creek,
because you were in agony.
That was all because you cherish the Prince.
The one who betrayed my trust and efforts...
was Yeok.
This...
is an appeal for Chae Gyung's harsh punishment.
It says you only helped my daughter...
and that she, the ringleader,
should be the only one to be punished.
Was it Chae Gyung?
- She has nothing to do with this. - Yes, she does.
Say that it was the girl's doing.
Say you followed her lead...
because she was Chief Royal Secretary's daughter...
and because there was a talk of marriage.
Mother.
The Queen...
and her relatives will try to save the girl.
They will try to bury the incident.
Only then can you survive.
Mother.
Chae Gyung...
has been granted an audience with the King.
I was too late...
and could not stop her.
With that appeal,
Chae Gyung will be punished instead of you.
Who was it?
Who said I carried it out with the girl?
Do you think I would do such a thing with a girl?
Why did she go see my brother?
What was she trying to do?
I must go see my brother.
Guard. Guard!
- Guard! - I am indebted to you, Your Highness.
I need to have an audience with the King.
What did you just say?
I asked you...
to punish me as well, Your Majesty.
I would like to...
be punished alongside Prince Jin Seong.
You said you would grant my wish...
if we met again.
If you are going to make a wish,
why not ask me to forgive him?
I would love to do that,
but how could I?
I can tell that...
you are also in agony.
I know it is not easy for you to forgive him.
But if I am punished too,
Prince Jin Seong will be less afraid,
and Your Majesty will be less miserable.
How pitiful you are.
Here.
In here,
Prince Jin Seong...
said that everything happened because of you.
So all the ministers...
are asserting that...
Chief Royal Secretary's daughter...
Shin Chae Gyung should be punished.
Are you really the one behind everything?
If this is true,
not only you but your father and your family...
will be beheaded.
Your Majesty.
Prince Jin Seong requests to see you.
Let him in.
Queen Dowager.
Do not do anything.
That is the only way Prince Jin Seong will survive.
Why did you want to see me?
I would like to talk to you alone, Your Majesty.
I heard...
she was your friend.
My friend?
Do you know what I had to go through because of her?
She has been meddling with everything I do.
I told her to mind her business and go away,
but she still clung to me and made my life difficult.
The rice incident could have gone unnoticed,
but she became involved...
and things turned out this way.
Your Highness.
I told you to mind your own business!
I told you never to show up again.
Did you think I would be grateful?
You are just trying to make yourself feel better!
What about you?
You are trying to place the blame on someone else.
It seems like that is true.
You really...
Prince, you really...
tried to put the blame on me.
Then...
did you think I would die alone?
How could you say that it was all my fault?
Yes.
Are you saying I insisted on doing it...
even though you tried to stop me?
Yes.
And then I tried to put the blame on you?
Do you disagree?
Prince!
Father.
I will lay down...
my title as a prince and all of my privileges.
I will be deposed.
I do not mind if I must live as a nameless man.
If you tell me...
to become a farmer in a mountain, I will do that.
Please...
Please just spare me.
Are you going to take full responsibility?
Because I did everything by myself.
Do you think I would believe that?
Please believe me.
Just up until...
this moment.
- Greetings, Your Majesty. - Greetings, Your Majesty.
Prince Jin Seong...
and Shin Su Geun's daughter, Chae Gyung,
step forward.
Before we discuss Prince Jin Seong's punishment,
I want to verify whether or not Chae Gyung...
had anything to do with the incident.
According to this letter,
you are the one who stole rice from Dongjeokjeon,
and the one who helped the criminal escape...
from the Royal Investigation Bureau.
Is this true?
I...
- I... - If this indeed is true,
not only you but your father and your family...
will be beheaded.
Tell me.
If you do not tell the truth...
My friend?
Do you know what I had to go through because of her?
She has been meddling with everything I do.
I told her to mind her business and go away,
but she still clung to me and made my life difficult.
I do not know.
I do not know anything about it.
I do not know anything.
I have done nothing.
Yes, I have done this by myself.
I did this.
I will accept any punishment.
Prince.
Chief Royal Secretary.
Take your daughter.
Yes, Your Majesty.
That is not the case.
Why are you lying?
- Chae Gyung. - Do not do this, Prince.
Father.
Let go of me, Father.
Let go. Let go of me.
- Let go. - Chae Gyung.
You knew everything.
You knew about this.
You are so awful.
The Prince, the King, and you.
You three are horrible.
Why did you do this? Why?
Queen Dowager.
Are you trying to save yourself?
You cornered my son into death and saved yourself.
I...
will never forget this day.
(Geumohmun)
When we get married,
let us have fun like this forever as friends do.
We will get married.
But it will not be an arranged marriage.
I will marry you because I like you.
It fits perfectly!
(Geumohmun)
Mother.
This bulgogi has been marinated for a few days.
I prepared it myself.
You do not have to do this.
Do not misunderstand me.
We already planned to meet half a month ago.
You kept putting it off.
Please sit down and eat.
Do not do anything.
That is the only way Prince Jin Seong will survive.
I will be off now, Mother.
Do as you please, Your Majesty.
Please.
I will tell him to live quietly, so please...
do not kill him, Your Majesty.
So...
you think...
I will kill Yeok.
I still thought of you...
as my mother.
Since you raised me.
However...
now I am certain...
that you are not.
You...
are solely...
Yeok's mother.
Your Majesty, that is a misunderstanding.
- I did not mean... - I will spare him.
However...
this will be the end of our relationship.
Mother and son, or brothers.
I will not be bothered by family ties.
I...
will solely live as the King of Joseon.
Do as you wish.
Your Majesty.
Is it so difficult to say...
that I am also your son?
This will be the end of our relationship.
I...
will solely live as the King of Joseon.
You will not have your way,
because I will not stay down.
No, Your Majesty.
You wish to spare Prince Jin Seong now?
He walked into the valley of death himself.
There could not be a better opportunity.
You must punish him with a beheading.
He is right, Your Majesty.
If you punish Prince Jin Seong lightly,
rumors will begin to spread...
amongst the ministers as well as the people.
Rumors?
People will pity Prince Jin Seong...
saying he was framed.
Prince Jin Seong will be praised as a hero...
who saved a poor farmer.
Rather than becoming a traitor,
he will become a hero.
You...
saw that there was a large number of forces...
who support Prince Jin Seong.
Should I...
be afraid of them?
I promised Yeok...
that I would trust him.
I will not change my decision.
I will strip criminal Lee Yeok of his status...
and banish him to Hamgil Province.
- One. - One.
Good job. Put your left foot out.
Then right foot. Two.
- Two. - Good.
This time, left foot out.
Will you play the mandolin for me?
Your boring performance...
is a great cure for insomnia.
Prince.
You have to survive.
You must survive.
Mother.
- Your Highness. - Your Highness.
Your Highness.
Halt.
Where have you been?
We went to the palace, but they did not let us in.
Why did you have to go make trouble?
Let my failure be a lesson to you.
So...
stay put until I return.
Your Highness.
- Your Highness. - Your Highness.
Your Highness. Your Highness!
- Your Highness. - Please take care of yourself.
Please take care of yourself.
- Your Highness. - Please take care of yourself.
Your Highness.
Chae Gyung.
You are lucky to be alive!
Stop here.
Do not see him off.
You...
should not have never met him.
Your Highness.
Your Highness. Your Highness!
- Your Highness. - Halt.
Your Highness.
You scared me.
I thought you were a wild boar.
What should I do?
What should I do to save you?
Should I bring Seo Noh's father?
Then... Then...
Seo Noh did something wrong.
He did steal.
Why did he have to steal...
What am I saying?
How can you say that?
Is there not another way?
You said you were smart.
You said you read more difficult books than the King.
What is the use of being a prince?
You cannot even save yourself.
You are nothing but a fool.
No one is dying.
I will not die.
I will return after a short stay.
Do you think I will live there forever?
But still.
Do you have to go?
I will never ask you to meddle with others' business.
Can you not go?
In my room, there is a drawer.
There is an ink pot in the shape of a lizard.
You can have that.
Is that your token?
Is it a promise that you will return?
Please...
cherish this.
Since this is my promise.
It is my promise...
to wait for you.
Are you crazy? Why are you hiding?
I spared your life.
This is the last time I show you mercy.
Who is there?
Your Majesty.
It is you.
I will be here for you.
Until the Prince returns,
I...
will be your younger sister,
your friend,
and your family.
So...
let us wait for him...
together.
This is my promise.
It is my promise...
to wait for you.
It's an ambush. You must run.
Spread out.
You must find him and get rid of him.
They must be close by!
Search thoroughly!
Who are you? Who is behind you? Tell me!
The King's order? Is this the King's order?
You have to survive.
You must survive.
The King...
is trying to kill you.
He wants to kill you because of a secret document...
the late king left behind.
How can my brother want to kill me?
The late king...
wanted you to become the next king.
If we find the secret document,
you can become the king.
That is why the King wants to kill you before that.
He is trying to eliminate the possibility.
You will not hear anything I say anyway.
How could I change the way you think?
I guess you truly...
wish to die.
Was this really you?
Are you going to kill me, Yung?
Tell me that it is not so.
Tell me this is not you.
Young lady. Young lady.
What happened to him?
Young lady.
Your Majesty.
Give it to me. Where is it?
Where did you hide it?
How dare you.
How dare you!
Yung.
Father.
Why...
are you looking at me like that?
You should not do that.
It was you.
It was not I...
who killed Yeok, it was you.
You killed him!
Wow, what a nice scene. Looking great.
I apologize, Your Highness.
- How much is this? - Two yang for that.
How about one?
I cannot give it to you for that price.
This is for the King.
How will you give it to him?
I am his nephew.
I am his brother.
If you are the King's brother,
I...
I am the Queen of Joseon.
I apologize,
Your Highness.
Put a lizard in a pot,
cover it with a leaf,
wet a branch of a willow tree...
Lizards. Lizards.
I do not believe you should be here.
You better head home.
Your Highness,
I am sorry...
for making you take the punishment alone.
I am sorry...
for getting involved in your life.
I am sorry...
for making you die.
I am sorry, Your Highness.
We will get married.
But it will not be an arranged marriage.
I will marry you because I like you.
(5 years later, 1504)
Welcome the bride.
- I am sure the bride must be pretty. - How nice.
Be happy.
Light the candles for the bride and groom.
What is wrong?
It is not lighting.
Hey.
Are you that reluctant to marry me off?
With me getting married today,
you are the only spinster left in the village.
What did you say?
Young lady.
One would think you got back from ruining a wedding.
Why are you such a mess?
Read this.
Another letter from Hanyang?
Who sent it this time? Mother? Father?
My uncle?
Someone higher up.
It is from my aunt.
The Queen has made a move at last.
That is why you should get married.
If the Queen gave her order,
there is no escaping it now.
- Nanny. - What?
You speak without a dialect now.
You are better than me.
Am I?
I am a quick learner.
What am I saying? Do not change the subject.
That promise is void now.
You cannot wait for a man after his funeral.
Who said I am waiting?
I have no intention of marrying a ghost.
Then why refuse all those eligible bachelors...
to live in Geochang...
being everyone's bridesmaid...
and animal doctor?
I just do not understand.
I hope you succeed this time.
No one is dying.
I will not die.
I will return after a short stay.
What did the pond do to deserve this?
Nothing.
Why the sudden downpour?
Get rid of everything!
Hurry!
Move faster!
Hurry.
Hurry up!
Throw the heavy items overboard first!
We cannot let this boat sink!
Throw everything overboard!
Yes, master.
Get everyone out!
- Get up. - Get up.
- Let me go! - Let go!
Let go.
No.
What are you doing?
Let go of me.
Throw everyone into the water!
- Yes. - Yes.
Hey.
I believe you are the heaviest.
Who are you?
Who was it? Who sent you? Tell me!
Do you remember?
I would be upset if you do not.
What?
Prince!
Your Highness!
(Queen for Seven Days)
- Oh, my. - "Oh, my"?
I thought you would be busy with politics.
Are you here to have fun?
- Prince. - If he is alive...
he will fall in the trap.
Your Highness. You look just how I imagined...
I cannot tell if I fell for a ghost or a man.
You must pay the debt even in death.
Help me live.
I will live and become king.
Do you remember?
Must I be Prince Jin Seong?